Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-02
Correspondence of the Yorkyille Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, February 2S.-The directors OF
of the Chester and Camden Railroad Com
pany, at late meeting, made the National
Bank of Chester the trustee to hold all
bonds and titles to real estate subscribed
to the capital stock of this Company.
These securities are to remain in the hands
of the trustee until the railroad company
petition for township elections: "NO part
of the proceeds of said bonds to be util-
lied or expended until said railroad has
been entirely constructed and completed
through the said township, and trains OF
cars shall be placed thereon for the pur-
pose of transportation. That upon the per-
formance of this condition by said railroad
company, the said bonds, orproceeds thereof,
be turned over to the proper authorities OF
said railroad company or their assigns"
It appears from the above condition that
the voters of Baton Rouge, Hazewood and
Rossville townships who will soon decide
the question of extending aid to the Ches-
ter and Camden Railroad, will be entirely
safe in voting in favor of the subscriptions.
desired. The bonds issued in payment OF
the subscriptions will be placed in the hands
of the National Rank Of Chester and will
there remain until the railroad is completed
through these townships. The taxpayers
will be fully protected. They are sure of
the railroad if the bonds are spent.
Rev. J. A. II. Mundy, of N. c., deliver
ed lecture to large audience at the Court
House on last Wednesday evening on the
mistakes of Life" His hearers were
highly pleased with the lecture. In enum.
Grating the mistakes of life he referred
to those who engaged in profession or
business for which they had no talent or
fitness. Rev. Mr.. Munday has been sue
cessful elsewhere as a revivalist and hopes
to succeed in arousing the unconverteu
at this place to sense of the danger or
their condition. He has also in view the
establishment Of a reformatory in Colum-
bia for abandoned women. .
The wet weather of last week impeded
agricultural operations generally. 1t es-
pecially interferred with the calculations of
those farmers who desired to sow oats.
Mrs. Mary Coin, of this county, died on
lastTuesday night. She was sick only few
days. The burial took place on Thursday
at New Bethel Church.
The County Board of Equalization will
meet at this place or the Sth Of March.
This notice may be of interest to some
persons.
Mr.. Robert Marshall, Sheriff of Davidson
County, Tennessee, is visiting his brother,
Major J. X. Marshall, of our town. The
Majors son, James Marshall, Jr., will return
with his uncle to Tennessee this week, and
expects to engage in some business there.
His many friends here wish him all possi-
BILE success in his new field of labor.
Isabod Wilson, colored, was arrested and
placed in Jail on Saturday, charged with
an assault and battery of an aggravated
nature. :.
Mrs. J. A. Wade, of Wilksburg, died
suddenly on Saturday evening. Her death
is attributed to fright occasoned by the
storm of that evening.
J. Harvey Neely, of Lewis Turn Out,
was arrested and put in Jail on yesterday,
charged with a crime. the particulars of
until the preliminary examination is held
before making any developments. In this
way justice will be done. NJ.